Inevitable Christmas song, originally released December 1971 in the USA, Europe in 1972. That's when it peaked at only # 45 in my charts. Then there was 'December 1980', when it got to # 8. It's a Christmas classic, it still stands, war is not over yet. But I've heard it too many times ...

***UK Christmas #1 contender and has stood test of time every Christmas but not a personal favourite for me. JL's 5th UK top 10. 55 weeks in the UK top 100. UK#2 and Ireland#2. US#3. 891,000 copies sold in the UK.